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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, SEpTEmbER 28, 2019
VOLLEYBALL
Banks goes
distance to
beat Astoria
BOYS SOCCER
SEASIDE STILL RULES
THE CLATSOP CLASH
The Astorian
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
The Astoria volleyball team finally
met its match Thursday night.
It took five sets to get the win, but the
No. 7-ranked Braves ended Astoria’s six-
match win streak with a victory over the
eighth-ranked Fishermen, 25-14, 15-25,
19-25, 25-17, 15-13.
In other Cowapa League action Thurs-
day, No. 2-ranked Valley Catholic swept
Seaside, 25-12, 25-14, 25-8.
Portland
Christian
sweeps Knappa
The Astorian
Defending state champion Port-
land Christian made it a quick night in
Knappa, where the No. 3 Royals swept
past the Loggers in three games, 25-14,
25-10, 25-4.
Hannah Dietrichs was back in the
Knappa lineup, and led the Loggers with
five kills to go with five digs. Vicki Ram-
vick added six blocks.
In Class 1A volleyball action, Per-
rydale defeated Jewell in three games,
25-17, 25-17, 25-14.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
Cross-Country — Nike Portland XC, 8 a.m.
MONDAY
Boys Soccer — Astoria at Banks, 4:15 p.m.; Seaside at Valley
Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
TUESDAY
Volleyball — Tillamook at Astoria, 6:30 p.m.; Warrenton at
Rainier, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Mannahouse Christian, 6:30 p.m.;
Jewell at Willamette Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer — Banks at Astoria, 6:30 p.m.; Valley Catholic
at Seaside, 7:15 p.m.
Photos by Gary Henley/The Astorian
Astoria’s Shrey Sharma goes up over Seaside’s Josue Sanchez to head a ball.
BOYS SOCCER
Clatsop Clash Since 1996
(Astoria leads, 23-21-8)
Winner, Score
1996: ...............................................................................................Tie, 3-3
1996: .....................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
1997: ......................................................................................Seaside, 6-1
1997: ..................................................................................... Seaside, 3-0
1998: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-1
1998: .....................................................................................Seaside, 3-1
1999: .............................................................................................. Tie, 0-0
1999: ......................................................................................Astoria, 1-0
2000: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-1
2000: ...................................................................................... Astoria, 2-1
2001:.......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2001:.......................................................................................Astoria, 1-0
2002: ......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2002: .....................................................................................Seaside, 3-2
2002: ............................................................................Seaside, 2-1 OT*
2003: ...............................................................................................Tie, 1-1
2003: ...............................................................................................Tie, 1-1
2003: ......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2004: ......................................................................................Astoria, 3-0
2004: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-0
2004: .....................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2005: ...................................................................................... Astoria, 2-1
2005: .............................................................................................. Tie, 0-0
2006: ......................................................................................Astoria, 4-1
2006: ......................................................................................Astoria, 3-0
2006: ......................................................................................Astoria, 4-1
2007: ......................................................................................Astoria, 1-0
2007: ...............................................................................................Tie, 2-2
2008: ......................................................................................Astoria, 1-0
2008: .....................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2008: ....................................................................................Astoria, 1-0*
2009: ......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2009: ......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2009: .......................................................................Seaside, 2-1 (PK’s)*
2010:......................................................................................Seaside, 3-2
2010:......................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2011: .......................................................................................Astoria, 3-0
2011: .......................................................................................Astoria, 3-1
2012: ................................................................................................Tie, 1-1
2012: .......................................................................................Astoria, 3-1
2013: .......................................................................................Astoria, 3-1
2013: .......................................................................................Astoria, 1-0
2014: .......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2014: .......................................................................................Astoria, 3-0
2015: ......................................................................................Seaside, 2-1
2015: ......................................................................................Seaside, 3-1
2016: ......................................................................................Seaside, 2-1
2016: ......................................................................................Seaside, 2-1
2017: ................................................................................................Tie, 2-2
2017: ......................................................................................Seaside, 2-0
2018: ......................................................................................Seaside, 5-1
2018: ......................................................................................Seaside, 7-0
2019: ......................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
*Playoff
GIRLS SOCCER
Clatsop Clash Since 1999
(Seaside leads, 23-6-9)
Winner, Score
1999: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-0
1999: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-0
2000: .....................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2000: .................................................................................... Seaside, 4-0
2001:......................................................................................Seaside, 6-1
2001:....................................................................................... Astoria, 2-1
2002: ......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2002: ...............................................................................................Tie, 1-1
2003: .....................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2003: .............................................................................................. Tie, 0-0
2004: .....................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2004: .....................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2005: .....................................................................................Seaside, 3-1
2005: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-0
2006: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-1
2006: ...............................................................................................Tie, 1-1
2007: ......................................................................................Astoria, 1-0
2007: ....................................................................... Seaside, 1-0* (PKs)
2008: ......................................................................................Astoria, 1-0
2009: .....................................................................................Seaside, 2-0
2010:................................................................................................Tie, 2-2
2010:............................................................................................... Tie, 0-0
2011: ......................................................................................Seaside, 4-1
2011: ..................................................................................... Seaside, 3-0
2012: ..................................................................................... Seaside, 3-0
2012: ......................................................................................Seaside, 4-1
2013: ......................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2013: ............................................................................................... Tie, 0-0
2014: ............................................................................................... Tie, 0-0
2014: ......................................................................................Seaside, 2-0
2015: ......................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2015: ......................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2016: ............................................................................................... Tie, 0-0
2016: ......................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2017: .......................................................................................Astoria, 2-0
2017: ............................................................................................... Tie, 0-0
2018: ....................................................................................... Astoria, 2-1
2018: ......................................................................................Seaside, 1-0
2019: ............................................................................................... Tie, 0-0
Playoff*
Astoria’s Jeremy Owen (11) and Seaside’s Natanael Conrad (7) collide while going for a ball
early in the second half.
The tide will turn the other way, eventu-
ally, in the Seaside vs. Astoria boys soccer
rivalry. But not yet.
For now, the Gulls still own the matchup,
as they showed Thursday night at CMH
Field.
Stephen Snyder’s goal midway through
the first half was the only score in Seaside’s
1-0 win over the Fishermen. The first Clat-
sop Clash of the season also served as the
Cowapa League opener for both teams.
With the exception of a 2-2 tie in 2017,
the Gulls have now won eight of the last
nine games with Astoria. That was after the
Fishermen had won seven of eight, with the
exception of a 1-1 tie in 2012.
Thursday night’s game, however, was not
just a routine win for Seaside, which came in
as a heavy favorite.
The Gulls had played evenly with the No.
1-ranked team at the 3A level, Catlin Gabel,
just two nights earlier — and Seaside cer-
tainly had the upper hand Thursday in pos-
session time, shots and goal and every other
statistic, but Astoria coach Lee Cain can live
with a 1-0 loss to Seaside.
“I was pretty happy with the way the boys
played tonight,” Cain said. “Seaside is good,
and we could’ve done much worse. We had a
plan and they executed it very well.”
Astoria’s back line “was really solid,” he
said, “with the one exception of one good
ball that allowed (the Gulls) through. But we
never let up or lost hope, and a scoreless sec-
ond half was the result.”
Seaside’s defense pitched soccer’s ver-
sion of a perfect game, not allowing a single
shot on goal. The Fishermen crossed mid-
field just five times in the second half.
Meanwhile, the Seaside offense con-
trolled the action from start to finish.
The Gulls’ first three shots on goal
were stopped by Astoria goalkeeper Dylan
Altheide-Nielson, who had an amazing night
in goal (“Dylan had a great game, with 16
saves on our stat sheet,” Cain said).
In the 20th minute of the first half, Snyder
chased down a long pass down the right side
of the field from Westin Carter, and pushed
a shot past Altheide-Nielson for what turned
out to be the game’s only goal.
“Kudos to the defense for switching the
ball back across the field, which led to the
attack,” said Seaside coach John Chapman.
The Gulls had eight shots on goal in the
first half, with Altheide-Nielson making four
saves.
An attempt in the 26th minute by Dodger
Holmstedt banged off the crossbar, and a
header by Snyder off a corner kick from
Holmstedt went over the net.
Seaside had four corner kick opportunites
in the first half and eight more in the second,
when they had seven shots on goal, another
by Julio Ortiz that deflected off the crossbar,
while Altheide-Nielson made a diving save
off a hard shot by Carter in the 69th minute.
The Gulls were doing all they could
to find a second goal, right up to the final
minute.
The Fishermen were still missing injured
junior defender Yahir Garcia Rojas, but
Astoria’s midfield “didn’t lose control, and
our forwards played some strong defense
in their part of the field,” Cain said. “I think
Seaside was frustrated, if not worried. I’m
looking forward to our away game with sea-
side in October.”
GIRLS SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
Seaside, Astoria all tied up
Warrenton takes down
Willamina in five
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
A tie —and a scoreless tie, at
that — wasn’t exactly a surprise
in the first Clatsop Clash girls
soccer game of 2019.
In a very physical game at
CMH Field, Seaside and Astoria
battled to a 0-0 tie to open the
Cowapa League season.
In their 39 meetings since
1999, the Gulls and Fishermen
have now tied 10 times, with
seven scoreless ties, with three
0-0 ties since 2016.
It wasn’t as if both teams
didn’t have opportunities in
Thursday’s match.
Astoria had four shots on
goal in the first half, the first on
a free kick from 30 yards out by
Meghan O’Meara, from the left
side. O’Meara’s kick was wide
right, missing by just feet.
A pass from Elle Espelien
to O’Meara resulted in another
shot opportunity, this one saved
by Seaside freshman goalkeeper
Abygale Brien.
A shot on goal by Astoria’s
Hayley Kelley was deflected,
and O’Meara and Espelien
traded a pass the other way
around for a shot by Espelien,
which was knocked down by
Brien.
Hailey Hughes had Seaside’s
only shot on goal of the first half
in the 21st minute, with Astoria
keeper Taileigh Cole making the
save.
The game was just as physi-
cal in the second half, but just as
scoreless.
A free kick by Seaside’s
Ila Bowles in the 55th minute
somehow was deflected out by
the Astoria defense before cross-
ing the goalline, while a second
Seaside attempt by Emily Phil-
brook missed to the right.
The Lady Fishermen had six
shots on goal, with Brien mak-
ing a few big saves.
Espelien had an attempt from
15 yards out, and Kelley’s shot
on goal from 20 yards away with
15:50 remaining was knocked
down by Brien.
But it was the two defenses
that took center stage. Seaside’s
Bowles, Lilli Taylor, Susana
Velazquez Huanosta and Angela
Flores Reyes kept the Fisher-
men out of the goal, and Asto-
ria defenders Lillian Randall,
Brooklyn Zerangue, Maddie
Sisley and Erin Grauff turned
away the few Seaside attacks.
The Gulls, 2-1-2 overall, host
Valley Catholic Tuesday, while
Astoria (2-2-3) hosts Banks,
also Tuesday.
The Astorian
After four straight losses in
nonleague play, the return to
league action has been a great
move for the Warrenton vol-
leyball team.
The Warriors won their sec-
ond straight match Wednes-
day night — and took one step
closer to another league title —
with a five-set victory over vis-
iting Willamina, 25-13, 18-25,
18-25, 27-25, 15-7.
The five-set match seemed
destined to go only three, at
first.
Warrenton easily won
Game 1, when the Warriors fin-
ished the set on a 9-3 run, high-
lighted by a long serving string
from Nora Ayo.
But Willamina didn’t go
down so easily, coming back
to win the second and third sets
by identical 25-18 scores.
It always helps to have a
transfer from Spain on your
roster, and Ayo served up
another long string of points
for the Warriors in Game 4.
Warrenton led for nearly
the entire set, which included a
Warrior lead of 24-20.
But the ‘Dogs fought back,
tied it at 24-24, then grabbed
a 25-24 lead, one point away
from match victory.
But Willamina’s nemesis
the entire evening — missed
serves — came back to bite the
Bulldogs, who couldn’t finish
off the Warriors when Warren-
ton tied it at 25-25 on missed
serve by Willamina.
And that was all the War-
riors needed, as they reeled off
the next two points to even the
match at two games apiece.
Game 5 belonged to War-
renton right from the start,
as Mia McFadden served the
Warriors to a 2-0 lead, a kill
and a block by Avyree Miethe
made it 5-1, and — leading
10-7 — Warrenton’s Melia
Kapua served out the match,
using a pair of aces to give the
Warriors the final five points
and the win.
Warrenton is in the driv-
er’s seat for the league title,
improving to 3-0, while Willa-
mina drops to 1-1, tied for sec-
ond with Taft.
The Warriors (6-8 overall)
play at winless Rainier (0-8)
next Tuesday.